A fresh collection of original contributions from a range of scholars inspired by the work of Tim Sinclair that critically engages and further applies the social foundations approach to global finance.
Through the interrogation of the social foundations of global finance, Tim Sinclair revealed the power relations within the global political economy. His unique and pioneering perspective examines the role of private authority, the institutional complexities of global financial markets and ideational realm and intersubjective processes involved in constructing economic rectitude to offer a fresh perspective on the way global finance and its politics works. This volume brings together a group of scholars inspired by Sinclair’s work to critically engage, apply and further the social foundations approach to global finance.
Arvustused
Tim Sinclair was a trailblazer in the modern study of the politics and social foundations of global finance. This volume provides a beautiful reminder of the creative, multi-faceted, and eclectic nature of his ideas by advancing debates on many topics he encouraged us to analyse in his important work. It stands as a testament to the enduring value and legacies of the innovative Sinclairian approach to the subject. A triple-A rating! -- Eric Helleiner, University of Waterloo
Foreword by Katie Lavelle
1. Introduction: Timothy Sinclairs social foundations approach to global
finance
Chris Clarke and Ben Clift
2. CRAs and the idea of history: the role of synchronic and diachronic mental
frameworks in the work of Timothy J. Sinclair
Randall Germain
3. Tim Sinclairs iconoclastic relationship with Marxism
Magnus Ryner
4. Disintermediated knowledge industries: thinking about academic knowledge
production with Timothy J. Sinclair
Aida Hozic
5. From ratings to infrastructures: uncovering the micro-foundations and
global politics of finance
Johannes Petry
6. The political economy of credit rating agencies: American short-termist
universalism, Europes acquiescence, and East Asias resistance
Fumihito Gotoh, Norbert Gaillard and Rick Michalek
7. Managing multiple audiences: the importance of legitimacy for bond index
providers and the politics of bond indexing
Dan Wood
8. The social foundations of finance in an era of fintech
Chris Clarke
9. The queen and the perfect bicycle
Timothy Sinclair
10. Of markets and models: the extended realm of the mundane in the social
foundations of finance approach
Matthew Watson
Chris Clarke is Reader in Political Economy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Ethics and Economic Governance: Using Adam Smith to Understand the Global Financial Crisis.
Ben Clift is Professor of Political Economy and Director of Research at the University of Warwick. His most recent book is The Office for Budget Responsibility and the Politics of Technocratic Economic Governance (2023).
